Music and life is a matter of study. It never ends. Orbert Davis is one of the most active trumpet players on the music scene, heard in tons and tons of contexts and not just by jazz fans. He's ...

Jazz long has been at the forefront of social change in America. So perhaps it should have come as no surprise that when Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis learned of President Donald Trump’s executive ...

Though every jazz trumpeter must come to terms with the vast musical legacy of Miles Davis, one Chicagoan has been particularly rigorous in doing so. In the 1990s, Chicagoan Orbert Davis (no relation) ...

No pretense surrounds Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis's third effort, Blue Notes. The album eulogizes the hard bop ethos of the '60s Blue Note catalog. Davis covers classics from that period like Wayne ...

Orbert Davis's Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) returns to the Auditorium Theatre on Friday, November 11, with a diverse program that celebrates the rich cultural fabric of the United States. Chicago ...

The halting, juddering opening of Mahler 9 is nicely characterised in this live reading. Low harp notes ring out like bells, the stuttering rhythm on cellos and horn sharply pointed. Michael ...

In a departure from past Chicago Jazz Ensemble concerts, conductor and composer William Russo has programmed only two pieces; both are extended works representing an inventive and potent fusion of ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A trip many thought would never happen. Talented music students from Cuba are visiting - and playing- in Chicago. Chicago Jazz Philharmonic founder Orbert Davis was teaching a high ...

Orbert Davis is no stranger to taking on big projects. The trumpeter and composer’s Chicago Jazz Philharmonic—a 50+ member ensemble exploring the “third stream” intersection of classical and jazz ...

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